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David Ortiz has fired back at former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine Trey Lyles Jazz Jersey , who two weeks ago insinuated his designated hitter missed the latter part of the season not because of soreness from an Achilles injury but because his team was out of the playoff hunt.


"Stopping me (from playing) was the decision of the doctors, management, the manager and me," Ortiz said. "The team doctor recommended that I stop playing to not make the situation worse for the tendon.


"... As a player, the game runs through my veins. In the 10 years I have played in Boston, I have been the heart and soul of the organization and not a second has gone by in which David Ortiz, able to go on the field to do what he knows best, he stayed seated instead."

Adair Wont Return To Baltimores Coaching Staff - RealGM Wiretap

Rick Adair won't return as pitching coach of the Baltimore Orioles in 2014, according to sources.


The Orioles have been compiling a list of candidates in case Adair did not return.


Bill Castro was named pitching coach on Aug. 15 after Adair took a leave of absence for personal reasons that included his father's terminal illness. His father passed away in September.


The rest of manager Buck Showalter's staff will return next season.

Another As Comeback Win Forces Game 5 - RealGM Wiretap

Seth Smith hit a game-tying two-run double off Tigers' closer Jose Valverde in the ninth inning, and Coco Crisp capped Oakland's most dramatic comeback yet with a two-out RBI single, as the A's staved off elimination for a second straight night with a 4-3 win in Game 4 Wednesday night, according to an ESPN report.

Top EPL Clubs Unhappy With Current Champions League Format - RealGM Wiretap

Premier Leagues are unhappy with the current format of the Champions League, which follows a report that talks about a European Super League have been discussed.


The Sun has reported that officials from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal Trey Burke Jazz Jersey , Manchester City and Liverpool met with American billionaire Stephen Ross in London on Tuesday to discuss forming a European Super League.


Discussions have taken place amid concerns from clubs in Italy and Spain about the growing financial power of the Premier League.


A European Super League could be formed to ensure big-name clubs avoid the risk of failing to qualify for the Champions League.


Arsenal and Liverpool would like the Champions League to remain.

锘? In Tennis, as an introduction to mastering all ball placements and a variety of strokes, the courtesy stroke should be learned. This stroke is a forehand volley with a half swing, used to start the ball for a rally or to get it back to the opponent before service. It allows the player on the opposite court either to catch it in their hand on the first bounce, or to get it into play for the rally.

The ball flight of the "courtesy stroke" is an upward arc over the net. The ball is not hit forcefully, and will land nearer the service line than the baseline. A tennis player has use for this stroke from the first day he wields a tennis racquet to the last day of his tennis career. Champions, warming up before a match, start the ball to their opponents with the courtesy stroke. Coaches use this stroke in setting up the balls for their pupils. Since ball fetchers are a rarity in most tennis matches, the courtesy stroke assists the players in getting the balls back politely to the server before each point.

Note: It is decidedly impolite to start the ball, or retrieve it by tossing it up in front of the face, and hitting it in a downward direction over the net. Too frequently the ball will not clear the net, and if it does, the bounce is usually difficult for the opposite player to handle.

The technique of the courtesy stroke will aid the beginner in learning the true forehand drive, as well as a variety of other strokes, for they have the following points in common:

1. Grip.

2. Body position.

3. Horizontal racquet swing.

4. Body moving toward the net as the stroke is made.

However Rudy Gobert Jazz Jersey , it is also important to note the differences, which do not affect the learning of the true forehand drive, are:

1. The length of racquet swing is cut down. The racquet is swung back only to a position opposite the right thigh.

2. The ball is hit on the volley (before it has bounced).

3. The ball is started with a toss by the player, instead of coming from the opposite side of the net.

4. The ball is hit when it is farther forward toward the net, and slightly lower than it is in the usual forehand drive.

5. The ball flight is slightly more in an upward direction.

6. The ball is hit with less force.

Step by step, here is how to perform the courtesy swing:

1. Stand with the left side toward the net and the racquet held out horizontally opposite the right thigh.

2. Hold the ball in the left hand, pointing in the direction of the right net post.

3. Toss the ball out toward the right net post, about two feet from the body, at thigh-height (half way between the knee and waist.

4. Immediately step toward the net on the left foot, letting the racquet swing forward to contact the ball before it has dropped to knee-height.

5. Let the racquet finish at shoulder height, out in the direction of the ball flight.

The simplicity of this stroke allows for good results in accuracy of ball placement as long as the ball toss is correct, and the racquet swings in a horizontal plane.

Most beginners can master the stroke during the first tennis practice. Beginners having difficulty will be found to be tossing the ball badly; taking too wide a bac.